Baby shower games.. Yay or Nay?

A few of my friends are collaborating with my SIL to throw my shower and they keep asking me if I want games. I haven't been to a baby shower with games ever so I need your opinions. Yes or no to shower games... If yes, what games are good for everyone?

A few of my friends are collaborating with my SIL to throw my shower and they keep asking me if I want games. I haven't been to a baby shower with games ever so I need your opinions. Yes or no to shower games... If yes, what games are good for everyone?

Hi! At my shower, my MIL had games but everyone was busy eating and socializing that they weren't really put to use. The children that attended really liked the pin the pacifier game. And my MIL had a game where everyone had to wear a pin and if you said the word "baby" and someone heard you, they could take your pin. Whoever had the most pins by the end of the shower won a prize. :) I hope your shower is fun!

Hi! At my shower, my MIL had games but everyone was busy eating and socializing that they weren't really put to use. The children that attended really liked the pin the pacifier game. And my MIL had a game where everyone had to wear a pin and if you said the word "baby" and someone heard you, they could take your pin. Whoever had the most pins by the end of the shower won a prize. :) I hope your shower is fun!

I love games! You can have a few that require group effort and a few that are solo. I've hosted baby showers and we played name that tune, the price is right, the dirty diaper. For mine we are doing a mad libs (fits me as Im an English teacher and I made up a hilarious story), price is right and name that tune.

I've seen the string game (they guess how big you are), make a baby (with play doh) as well as the pin game mentioned above. you don't have to have a lot but if you start with a few games at first, it breaks the tension of not knowing people, focuses the group and then after games you can do cake and open gifts.

I love games! You can have a few that require group effort and a few that are solo. I've hosted baby showers and we played name that tune, the price is right, the dirty diaper. For mine we are doing a mad libs (fits me as Im an English teacher and I made up a hilarious story), price is right and name that tune.

I've seen the string game (they guess how big you are), make a baby (with play doh) as well as the pin game mentioned above. you don't have to have a lot but if you start with a few games at first, it breaks the tension of not knowing people, focuses the group and then after games you can do cake and open gifts.

I just hosted a shower and one game that everyone enjoyed was baby bingo, you make a bingo card--which you can generate online and as the mommy opens the present that's the "number" and they cross off that item..it gives the guest something to do and it doesn't make it so awkward for the momma! Everyone loved it!

I just hosted a shower and one game that everyone enjoyed was baby bingo, you make a bingo card--which you can generate online and as the mommy opens the present that's the "number" and they cross off that item..it gives the guest something to do and it doesn't make it so awkward for the momma! Everyone loved it!

Last shower I went to there was a crossword puzzle, mad libs, and bingo. The bingo card was all baby gifts (paci, blanket, hat, booties, bouncer etc) and we played it while she was opening presents. If she opened that item, you could cross it off and whoever got bingo first got a prize. Made the whole gift opening process a little more fun and involved for the guests.

Last shower I went to there was a crossword puzzle, mad libs, and bingo. The bingo card was all baby gifts (paci, blanket, hat, booties, bouncer etc) and we played it while she was opening presents. If she opened that item, you could cross it off and whoever got bingo first got a prize. Made the whole gift opening process a little more fun and involved for the guests.

I am not really into games but people enjoyed playing baby bingo while I opened gifts. It kept them involved and we gave out 4 different prizes. I googled and printed free blank bingo block cards and had the guests fill in the blocks. The other quick game was we took yarn and measured my stomach then people had to take the yarn and guess how long they should make their piece to match mine. Most were way off it was funny how big everyone thought I was.

I am not really into games but people enjoyed playing baby bingo while I opened gifts. It kept them involved and we gave out 4 different prizes. I googled and printed free blank bingo block cards and had the guests fill in the blocks. The other quick game was we took yarn and measured my stomach then people had to take the yarn and guess how long they should make their piece to match mine. Most were way off it was funny how big everyone thought I was.

I HATE shower games. I once went to a baby shower with the dirty diaper game with the candy bars and i was mortified!! It ruined candy for me for quite some time. It really depends in your personality.

I HATE shower games. I once went to a baby shower with the dirty diaper game with the candy bars and i was mortified!! It ruined candy for me for quite some time. It really depends in your personality.

My mil and I hosted my SIL's baby shower in August. We had bingo during gifts to keep guests from having distracting side conversations the whole time and then played a trivia type game about baby gender myths. Lastly we played a game about traits mommy hoped baby would inherit from which parent. The guests raved about how cute the traits game was and about how bingo kept the gift opening process seem quicker and interesting. They also enjoyed quite a few laughs during the gender myths one because they were making comments like- oh this one definitely wasn't true for my boy or girl etc. My personal opinion is that games help guests related to each other and encourage conversations among folks that may not normally talk- his side, her side, his friends, her friends etc. However, I personally think the candy bar diaper one is gross. They also help pass time waiting for the guest of honor to arrive if they are written response type activities and the shower is a surprise. Good luck and remember you can't please them all!

My mil and I hosted my SIL's baby shower in August. We had bingo during gifts to keep guests from having distracting side conversations the whole time and then played a trivia type game about baby gender myths. Lastly we played a game about traits mommy hoped baby would inherit from which parent. The guests raved about how cute the traits game was and about how bingo kept the gift opening process seem quicker and interesting. They also enjoyed quite a few laughs during the gender myths one because they were making comments like- oh this one definitely wasn't true for my boy or girl etc. My personal opinion is that games help guests related to each other and encourage conversations among folks that may not normally talk- his side, her side, his friends, her friends etc. However, I personally think the candy bar diaper one is gross. They also help pass time waiting for the guest of honor to arrive if they are written response type activities and the shower is a surprise. Good luck and remember you can't please them all!

I think it's great having the games :) at my baby shower which was November 10th... We did 2 games and a diaper raffle. The first game I got a purple bottle from the dollar store and filled it with pink, purple and white beads (also from dollar store) and passed it around to have everyone guess how many beads were in the bottle. It was a quick game and everyone was really into it believe it or not. The 2nd game I had was I made a Microsoft word document that i called "Baby Babble" which was made up of 20 words relating to baby stuff and the words were all scrambled. We set the timer to 2 minutes and whoever had the most correct was the winner. Again everyone loved it! The diaper raffle I included a poem on my invitations that whoever brought a pack of diapers would be entered into a raffle to win a prize. I had 68 people attend and ended up with 43 packs of diapers and even 18 packs of wipes! And surprisingly enough it ended up being almost equal amounts of every size from newborn - size 3 so I have a good balance :) Everyone who attended thought everything worked out perfectly and several made comments that they would do the same things when they plan a shower or would ask me for help lolHope you have fun at yours!

I think it's great having the games :) at my baby shower which was November 10th... We did 2 games and a diaper raffle. The first game I got a purple bottle from the dollar store and filled it with pink, purple and white beads (also from dollar store) and passed it around to have everyone guess how many beads were in the bottle. It was a quick game and everyone was really into it believe it or not. The 2nd game I had was I made a Microsoft word document that i called "Baby Babble" which was made up of 20 words relating to baby stuff and the words were all scrambled. We set the timer to 2 minutes and whoever had the most correct was the winner. Again everyone loved it! The diaper raffle I included a poem on my invitations that whoever brought a pack of diapers would be entered into a raffle to win a prize. I had 68 people attend and ended up with 43 packs of diapers and even 18 packs of wipes! And surprisingly enough it ended up being almost equal amounts of every size from newborn - size 3 so I have a good balance :) Everyone who attended thought everything worked out perfectly and several made comments that they would do the same things when they plan a shower or would ask me for help lolHope you have fun at yours!

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